Does the FSB read Telegram chats? - Radio Meduza
Does the FSB read Telegram chats?
Radio Meduza
What can the FSB find out about your Telegram chats? Audio version of the explainer
Journalists at «Important Stories» suspect Telegram of ties to the FSB. In 2025, the outlet published an investigation concluding that the security service may be able to “build a network of connections between users.” An independent expert checked those suspicions.
What conclusions did he reach? And is it possible to say for sure whether the security forces read Telegram chats or not? Listen to Meduza’s explainer, and you can read the cards here.
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Chat secrecy, connection tracking ready
An independent expert checked Telegram's suspected ties to the FSB.
Reading is unclear, but the links are already counted.